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FBANKUN, N. C? THURSDAY, APRIL ?. 1M>
COUNTY IS OVER
nS RED CROSS
OUOTABY $700
Macon Chapter Becomes
First In This lf-Couoty
Are* To Reach Goal
The people of this county
have oversubscribed the county's
l#5fl Red Cross quota by nearly
$766, 44 was announced this
*eek by the Rev. C. E. Murray,
this year's county fund chair -
roan.
The Macon County chapter,
Mr. Marray added, was the first
in this 19-county area to reach
it* *pa1.
. The total raised in the coun
ty to date, the fund chairman
said. Is $2,733.74. The quota was
only $2,044? and it was consid
erably larger than the 1949
quota.
Highlands' final report show
ed that that community raised
more than half of the total?
$1,533.82. Many persons who
maintain summer homes In
Highland? contribute to the Red
Cross through the Highlands
branch.
The amount raiaso in Frank
lin. and other parts of the
county this week stood at $1,
209.92. No reports have been
received, however, from several
communities, and Mr. Murray
requested any workers who have
not made their final reports to
do so ss promptly as possible.
In announcing the results,
Mr. Murray expressed apprecia
tion to all the workers In the
campaign, and specifically voic
ed his thanks for the coopera
tion of the Rev. Koyt Evans,
chapter chairman, Mrs. Ann
Murray, Mrs. Bob Sloan, E. O.
Crawford, S. C. Russell, who
was in charge in Highlands,
Miss Ann Lyle, and R. R. Gaines,
who headed the convass in
Franklin, for thfcir efforts in
organizing the drive. Mr. Evans
also expressed his appreciation
to Mr. Murray, Mr. Russell, and
all those who worked In the
campaign.
Methodists
To Hold District Meeting
Here April 27
The annual conference of the
Waynesville Methodist district
will he held at the Franklin
Methodist church April 27.
The alUday session is sched
uled to get under way at 9 a. m.
The meeting will be featured
by reports from each of the
pastoral charges In the district,
and by talks by representatives
of the various Methodist Insti
tutions. Dr. C. N. Clark, of
Waynesvllle, district superinten
dent, will preside.
Each charge in the district Is
expected to send lis pastor,
Sunday school superintendent,
president of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service, and
lay delegates.
This will be the first time In
a number of years that the dis
trict Conference has been held
here.
Do You
Remember
(Urthi backward threaglh
the file* ?? The Press)
54 TEAKS AGO THIS WEEK
Peach blossoms are beginning
to show up.
Mr. V. M. Wat kins, of Culla
saja, died last Thursday night.
The Allman house will be
open during court here, and all
who want good hotel accommo
dations can get them at rea
sonable prices for good fare.?
Adv.
U TEAKS AGO
March 37 the town board re
ceived sealed bids tor the con
struction of the municipal dam
and p Vwer house. The bid of
SIM, 406 submitted by the Elec
trical Construction Company, of
Charlotte, was accepted.
.. 1* TEAKS AGO
Work on the new school
bulMBOg at Otto Is expected to
start April 11.
Mrs. Pauline Lots was install
ed as worthy matron of Ne
quassa Chapter Wo. 41, Order
of the 1 stern Star, at a spe
del mestto# Msreb M.
? Photo by Crijp Studu
CENSUS STARTS IN MACON ? The nation-wide decennial census got under way here last
Saturday morning, and the photo above Is a typical census scene. It shows Enumerator Frank
I. Murray questioning Mrs. Clyde Hughes (seated), while Mrs. Mary Louise Sherrill, census
supervisor, or crew leader as she Is called, and four of the seven Hughes children are inter
ested spectators. The Hughes home Is at the northernmost end of Franklin township, Just off
the Iotla road, near Iotla Gap. Mr. Murray is an old hand at the game, having helped in the
census of 1040, as well as four agricultural counts. Of this county's 21 enumerators, however
Thomas H. (Tom) Moore is the decennial census veteran. He helped make the eount In 1930
and 1940 and is now doing it for the third time. The four children in the picture are, lert to
right, 8ue, 8, J. C., 10, Mackenzie, 6, and Gareth, 15, who interrupted his plowing only long
enough to pose for the photographer.
Hauser Takes
Up Full-Time
C. Of C. Duties
James L. (Jimmy) Hauser has
accepted the position of full
time secretary of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce, and as
sumed bis new duties Monday.
, Mr- here
formerly was a salesman at
Reeves Hardware company, a
position he resigned to take the
chamber post.
Under the proposed set-up,
the chamber of commerce will
operate a credit bureau for busi
ness men of Franklin and this
county, and that task is ex
pected to occupy a considerable
proportion of his time.
Decision to employ a full
time man followed an agree
ment to Incorporate a proposed
merchants association into the
chamber of commerce.
Donald Smith, who formerly
operated a similar combination
organization In Michigan, has
volunteered to donate his time
in assisting in getting the credit
bureau in operation.
For the proposed program for
1959, a budget of $5,025 has
been adopted by the chamber of
commerce. Of this sum, $1,195
was pledged at a meeting held
the early part of March.
A membership campaign to
raise the remainder is planned
in the near future, it is under
stood.
Mr. Hauser is making his
headquarters at the chamber of
commerce booth on West Main
street.
Otto 4-H-er? Plan
Benefit Carnival
At School Friday
The Otto Junior and Senior
*-H clubs, assisted by neigh
borhood leaders, will sponsor a
spring carnival, to be held at
th? Otto school tomorrow (Fri
day) night at 7:30 o'clock.
Cake walks, bingo games, a
king and queen contest, and
various other types of entef
talnment will be offered.
The club members will do
nate the proceeds toward Ma
con County's goal of $1,000 to
help build the Western North
Carolina 4-H club camp.
The public Is Invited to at
tend this event.
Correction
a
In reporting the. announce
ment of Charles W. Nolen as a
candidate for the county board
of education, The Press last
week erroneously said that Mr.
Nolen was the first candidate
to announce for that office.
TUlery T. Love, of Nantahaia,
announced for the school board
several weeks, ago, and was one
of the first Macon County can
didates to pay his filing fee.
Mr. Nolen, therefore, was the
second candifete in the field
tor the five-amber board of
Mluoitlon
Mrs. Gray
Picked To Attend World
Meet In Denmark
Mrs. J. S. Gray, of Frank
lin, Route 2, Is one of five
North Carolina home demon
stration club members chosen
to attend the sixth triennial
conference of Associated
Country Women of the World,
which will open in Copenhag
en, Denmark, September 9.
" Mrs. Gray is president of
the North Carolina Federa
tion of Home Demonstration
Clubs.
Sessions of the conference
will be held in the Danish
parliament building.
Win Nantahala Horrors
BOBBY DENNY
Valedictorian
MISS PAULINE SMITH
Salutatoriaxi
Above are the honor students
of the Otter Creek (Nantahala)
High school 1950 graduating
class. Young Dehny, 17, the son
of Mr. and Mrs Willy Denny,
made an average grade of 88
during his four years In high
school to win the valedictory
honor. Miss Smith, 20-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
Smith, made an average grade
of N to become aalutatorlan.
WNCAC Will
Hold Meeting
Here April 18
Western North Carolina Asso
ciated Communities, which re
cently accepted an Invitation to
meet in Franklin, has fixed the
date of the session here for
April 18.
The organization, generally
known as WNCAC, is made up
of representatives of chambers
of commerce of this entire reg
ion. Pery B. Ferebee, of And
rews, heads the regional asso
ciation.
Business will be transacted at
the .morning session, to be held
in the Nantahala National For
est offices in the post office
building.
A luncheon is set for 12:30 at
Panorama court, and the after
noon meeting will be held there.
All interested persons, it was
announced, are invited to at
tend the luncheon and after
noon session. Those who p'.an to
attend, however, are requested
to get in their luncheon reser
vations early. They may be
made through the chamber of
commerce here.
WNCAC meets quarterly, and
the session here will be the
spring meeting. Details of the
program are yet to be worked
out.
House On Fire, Boy Is
Hurt In Jump From Rc-of
Billy Johnson, 14-year old son
if Mr. and Mrs. Walter John
son, of the Caitoogechaye com
munity, received a fracture of
the right foot and lost several
teeth, when he jumped about
20 feet from the roof of his
home Sunday. He was admitted
to Angel clinic Sunday after
noon. The house was said to
have caught fire, and the boy
went on the roof to fight the
blaze, when he was forced by
the llames to jump. The house
was saved.
Calendar
Of The Week'*
EVENTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
8 p. m.? Post No. 108, Amer
ican Legion, at Slagle Memorial
building.
7:30 p. m.? Nequassa Chapter
No. 43, Order of the Eastern
Star, at Masonic hall.
SATURDAY
12 m. ? County board of elec
tions at the courthouse.
8 p. m. ? Square and round
dance American Legion bene
fit, at Memorial building.
MONDAY
7 p. m.? Troop No. l, Boy
Scouts, at Memorial building.
WEDNESDAY
7 p. m.? Franklin Rotary club
at Memorial building.
CAN LET SCHOOL
CONTRACTS NOW
STATEADVISES
No Need To Wait To Sel
Bonds; Board Buys
New Properties
The county board of educa
tlon may proceed with contract
lettings for this county's new
school buildings without wa t
ing for the actual sale of tthe
$514,000 bond issue authorize*.
In a recent special election, the,
state Local Government Com
mission has notified authorities
here.
Meanwhile, the county board
of education, at its meetini
Monday, voted to buy one plecc
of property, authorized purchas<
of a second, authorized the
optioning of a third, and defer
red action on a fourth proposer
purchase.
The board also approved the
plan for the East Franklin ele
mentary school, and decided tc
apply for state funds (this
county is entitled to $361,000
from the state schoolhouse
building fund) for the construc
tion of the Highlands and Nan
tahala schools.
The county board has an
authorized total of $875,000 for
new school buildings, $361,000
from the state fund and $514,
000 county bonds to be Issued.
Under the law, these county
bonds must be approved and
sold by the N. C. Local Gov
ernment Commission, and Coun
ty Supt. G. L. Houk reported to
the board Monday that County
Attorney R. S. Jones had heard
from the Local Government
Commission in replay to Mr.
Jones' request that the bonds
be sold.
The letter, from W. Ewart
Easterling, assistant director
and secretary of the commis
sion, read:
"In reply to your letter of
March 25 I see po reason why
the County Board of Education
may not proceed with advertise
ment for contract bids and
determine the amount of bonds
necessary to be issued. The
school authorities do not have
to wait for the proceeds of the
sale of the bonds to be on hand
? Continued on Page Six
Death Takes
Mrs. Bidwell
At Age Of 81
Mrs. Estena Griswold Bidwell^
81, died in her sleep about 4
p. m. Saturday at the home of
her son-in-law, W. N. Sloan, and
of her grandson, Bob Sloan.
Funeral services were held at
the Franklin Methodist church
at 2:30 o'clock Monday after
noon, and burial was in the
Franklin cemetery.
Mrs. Bidwell, the widow of
George H. Bidwell, was well
known here during the approxi
mately 25 years she made her
home In Franklin. A native of
Hartford, Connecticut, she came
here with her husband about
1900. Mr. Bidwell, a mining ex
pert, operated the corumdum
mines at Corumdum Hill, in this
? Continued on Page Six
ENTERS PRIMARY
BOB S. SLOAN
For County Board of Education
__y
SLOAN SEEKING
RENOMINATION
Out For School Board;
Validity Of Filings
Is Questioned
Bob S. Sloan yesterday an
nounced that he Is a candidate
for renomination as a member
| of the board of education, in
the May 21 Democratic pilmary.
j Mr. Sloan, who is serving his
| second term, is the third per
I son to announce for the five
member board. He is the only
member of the present board to
announce to date.
The two who previously &n
. nounced are Tfllery T. Love,
of Nantahala, and Charles W.
1 Nolen, of Cartoogechaye.
I Meanwhile, the question of
i of whether some of those can
didates who have turned in
I their filing fees are legally filled
was raised. Mrs. Lester Con
: 'ey, clerk to the newly appoint
ed board of elections, expressed
ifear that som? candidates may
find, when it is too late, that
their filings are not valid.
^ Candidates are required to fUe
either before the chairman or
the clerk of the board of elec
tions. Mrs. Conley said, and she
explained that there was a pe- i
riod between the resignation of
J. J. Mann as board chairman j
and the election of Miss Lassie
Kelly as the new chairman
when there was neither a board
| chairman nor a board clerk to
appear before. Miss Kate Mc
Gee formerly did clerical work
for the previous election board,
but it was said that she did
not have the official title of
c'erk Miss Kelly, the present
board chairman, was out of
town and unavailable for com
ment.
Mrs. Conley, the election
board clerk, has been ill at her
home for several days, and no
candidates have filed with her
during the past week, she said.
Continued On Page Six ?
St. Agnes' Sunrise
Service Set For 6:30
The annual Easter sunrise
service at St. Agnes Episcopal
church will be held at 6:30
o'clock Sunday morning, it was
announced this week by the
rector, the Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan. The service will be marked
by the celebration of the Holy
Communion. The general public
is invited. Mr. Morgan said.
Annual Easter Sunrise
Service On Wayah Bald
Is Set To Open at 5:55
An Easter sunrise service
will be held on Wayah Bald
Sunday, starting at 5:55 a. m.
? just as the rime of the sun
rises above the mountain
peaks to the east.
A Sunday afternoon vesper
service previously planned on
Wayah has been canceled In
favor of the sunrise worship,
It was announced this week.
The change was made. It was
explained. In deference to
many persons who expressed
disappointment when the ves
per program was suggested in
place of the service at dawn
The sunrise service, ait In
terdenominational one, *rili be
the third annual one on the
mile-high peak. Last year,
and the year before, scores
of persons of all ages and de
nominations, from points
throughout the county, at
tended.
The ?ervlc? will be held, u
usual, at "High Haven", the
camp of Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer
A. Jones.
A public address system is
to be Installed, through the
courtesy of Martin Electric
company, so that persons who
attend may sit in their auto
mobiles and hear the service
In comfort, in the event of
Mad weather.
A group of young people
who will spend Saturday night
at the camp will have a lead
ing part in the program.
Several ministers of different
denominations, however, are
expected to be present and
participate. Details of the pro
gram yesterday had not been
worked out.
Persons planning to attend
teh service are advised to give
themselves an hour to drive
from Franklin to "High
Haven".
TOWN ZONING
IS DISCUSSED
BY ALDERMEN
Junk Yard I ssue Raises
Question; Buy Modern
Garbage Truck
Zoning of Franklin, to seg~e
gate certain types of business
and perhaps eliminate some al
together, is in the offing, dis
cussion at Monday night's meet
ing of the Franklin board of
aldermen Indicated.
The matter came up when
Mrs. Allan Brooks, president of
the Franklin Garden club, ap
peared before the board to p-o
test, on behalf of the clob,
against an automobi'e Junk
yard, adjoining the Sylva high
way in Bast Franklin.
The board also heard a dele
gation urge a more sanitary
method of disposing of garbage,
and voted to buy a modern
garbage truck.
Mrs. Brooks, explaining that
she appeared before the board
at the request of the Garden
club, made up of 70 women in
terested in beautifying the en
tire community, pointed out that
the junk yard is an eyesore
and that it is an approach to
Franklin and thus gives visitors
coming here from the east a
bad first impression. She added
that that approach could be
made a beautiful one, but that
the situation is hopeless so long
as junked automobiles are piled
up along the highway. She con
cluded by asking the board to
take some action.
In the course of the long dis,
cussion that followed. Alderman
E. J. Whitmire, Jr., commented
that if Franklin had three oth
er approaches like the one from
the east, as it Is now, this com
munity would be "through".
Other board members agreed,
but raised the question of dis
crimination against a single
business, and remarked that
there are other things within
the town limits about as unde
sirable. The effect of filling sta
tions on the value of nearby
residential property also was
mentioned.
Town Attorney R. S. Jones
told the board it has the au
thority to act, and suggested
that the town has become large
enough that some zoning should
be done. He added that such
an undertaking properly should
have careful study.
Dr. H. T. Horsley, town health
officer, said he thought the
town is big enough to "zone
out" hogpens entirely.
It was suggested that the
board hold a special meeting to
discuss the entire problem, but
no date for such a meeting was
set.
Mrs. Florence S. Sherrlll, home
demonstration agent, was spok
esman for a group made up of
herself, Miss Frances Barr, home
demonstration health chairman,
and Mrs. Dan Bryson, to sug
gest that the present method
of piling garbage at the town
dump, along the Tennessee riv
er, is insanitary, and to raise
the question if some better
method could be devised.
Mr. Whitmire pointed out
that most growing communities
either have incinerators, or bury
the garbage. He said a one-acre,
upland lot, in a secluded spot,
could be used for the latter
purpose for many years. The
method, he explained, is to dig
a pit the entire length of the
plot, dump garbage into the pit
until it is filled, then cover It,
and dig a new pit alongside.
The board promised the dele
gation to study the matter, but
took no action.
After studying the bids sub
mitted, the board accepted co
? Continued On Page Shi
Board Of Election*
To Name Officials
At Meet Saturday
The county board of elections
will meet Saturday to appoint
registrars and judges for this
year's primary and general elec
tions.
The board Is required by law
to meet at 12 noon, but since
that Is the lunch hour, the
members are expected to Im
mediately recess until 2 p. m.,
when they will go Into the busi
ness of making appointments.
Members of the board are
Miss. Lassie Kelly, chairman
and Walter Bryson. Democrat*,
and A. R. Hlgdon, Republican.
The meeting will be bald at
the oourthouM.